A Yorkshire Tragedy

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Elizabethan English			Modern English
Dramatis Personae.			Characters.
Husband.			Husband.
Master of a College.			Master of a college.
Knight, a Justice of Peace.			Ritter, a justice of peace.
Oliver,			Oliver,
Ralph,			Ralph,
Samuel, serving-men.			Samuel, Diener.
Other Servants, and Officers.			Other servants and officers.
Wife.			Wife.
Maid-servant.			Servant.
A little Boy.			A little boy.
SCENE I. A room in Calverly Hall.			Scene I. A room in Calverly Hall.
[Enter Oliver and Ralph, two servingmen.]			[Enter Oliver and Ralph, two servants.]
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Sirrah Ralph, my young Mistress is in such a pitiful passionate			Sirrah Ralph, my young mistress is in such a miserable passion
humor for the long absence of her love--			Humor for the long absence of your love
RALPH.			Ralph.
Why, can you blame her? why, apples hanging longer on the tree			Why, can you blame her? Why hang apples longer on the tree
then when they are ripe makes so many fallings; viz., Mad			Then when they are ripe, so many falls; namely crazy
wenches, because they are not gathered in time, are fain to			Wenches, because they are not gathered in time, are difficult too
drop of them selves, and then tis Common you know for every			Drops from yourself and then what you know for everyone
man to take em up.			Man to record them.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Mass, thou sayest true, Tis common indeed: but, sirrah, is			Mass, you say true, it is indeed common: but Sirrah is it
neither our young master returned, nor our fellow Sam come			Neither our young master returned nor come our fellow human beings
from London?			from London?
RALPH.			Ralph.
Neither of either, as the Puritan bawd says. Slidd, I hear			Neither of them, as the Puritan Bawd says. Slidd, I hear
Sam: Sam's come, her's! Tarry! come, yfaith, now my nose			Sam: Sam is coming, she! Linger! Come on, yfaith, now my nose
itches for news.			Itching for news.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
And so does mine elbow.			And my elbow too.
[Sam calls within. Where are you there?]			[Sam calls inside. Where are you there?]
SAM.			EVEN.
Boy, look you walk my horse with discretion; I have rid him			Boy, look, you walk with discretion with my horse; I free him
simply. I warrant his skin sticks to his back with very heat:			easy. I guarantee his skin with very heat on my back:
if a should catch cold and get the Cough of the Lungs I were			If you catch a cold and get the cough of the lungs, I was
well served, were I not?			Well served, wasn't I?
[Enter Sam. Furnisht with things from London.]			[Enter Sam. Establishment with things from London.]
What, Ralph and Oliver.			What, Ralph and Oliver.
AMBO.			Both.
Honest fellow Sam, welcome, yfaith! what tricks hast thou			Honest colleague Sam, welcome, yfaith! What tricks do you have?
brought from London?			brought out of London?
SAM.			EVEN.
You see I am hangd after the truest fashion: three hats, and			You see, I am hung after the truth: three hats and
two glasses, bobbing upon em, two rebato wires upon my breast,			Two glasses that spread two Rebato wires on my chest on EM,
a capcase by my side, a brush at my back, an Almanack in my			A cap by my side, a brush on my back, an almanack in mine
pocket, and three ballats in my Codpiece: nay, I am the true			Bag and three ballets in my codpiece: No, I am the real one
picture of a Common servingman.			Image of a common servant.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
I'll swear thou art. Thou mayest set up when thou wilt.			I will swear, you are. You like to set up if you want.
There's many a one begins with less, I can tell thee, that			There are many who start with less, I can tell you that
proves a rich man ere he dies. But what's the news from			Provides a rich man before he dies. But where does the news come from?
London, Sam?			London, alone?
RALPH.			Ralph.
Aye, that's well said; what's the news from London, Sirrah?			Yes, that's good; What are the news from London, Sirrah?
My young mistress keeps such a puling for her love.			My young loved one thinks such a changeover for her love.
SAM.			EVEN.
Why, the more fool she; aye, the more ninny hammer she.			Why, the more fool she; Aye, the more Ninny hammer her.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Why, Sam, why?			Why, sam, why?
SAM.			EVEN.
Why, he's married to another Long ago.			Why, he was married to another a long time ago.
AMBO.			Both.
Yfaith, ye jest.			Yfaith, she is.
SAM.			EVEN.
Why, did you not know that till now? why, he's married, beats			Why didn't you know so far? Why, he is married, strikes
his wife, and has two or three children by her: for you must			His wife and has two or three children from her: because they have to
note that any woman bears the more when she is beaten.			Note that the more she is beaten.
RALPH.			Ralph.
Aye, that's true, for she bears the blows.			Yes, that's right, because she wears the blows.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Sirrah Sam, I would not for two years wages, my young mistress			Sirrah Sam, I wouldn't be wages for two years, my young lover
knew so much; she'd run upon the left hand of her wit, and			knew so much; She had run on the left hand of her joke, and
ne'er be her own woman again.			I am not her own wife again.
SAM.			EVEN.
And I think she was blest in her Cradle, that he never came			And I think she was blessed in her cradle that he never came
in her bed; why, he has consumed all, pawnd his lands, and			in her bed; Why, he consumed everyone, pledged his country and his country, and he
made his university brother stand in wax for him--There's a			left his university brother to be in wax
fine phrase for a scrivener! puh, he owes more then his skin's			Fine expression for a Scriverer! Phew, he owes more than that of his skin
worth.			Value.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Is't possible?			Can not?
SAM.			EVEN.
Nay, I'll tell you moreover, he calls his wife whore as			No, I will also tell you that he calls his wife whore as
familiarly as one would call Mal and Dol, and his children			Trust how you would call and dol and his children
bastards as naturally as can be.--But what have we here? I			Bastards as natural as possible. But what do we have here? I
thought twas somewhat puld down my breeches: I quite forgot			I thought I had distracted something about my breeches: I completely forgot it
my two potingsticks. These came from London; now any thing			My two pobiles. These came from London; now something
is good here that comes from London.			It's good here that comes from London.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Aye, far fetcht you know.			Yes, you know far, you know.
SAM.			EVEN.
But speak in your conscience, yfaith, have not we as good			But speak in your conscience, Yfaith, we don't have so well
Potingsticks ith Country as need to be put ith fire. The mind			Poting sticks with the country as they have to be painted with fire. The mind
of a thing's all, and as thou saidst e'en now, far fetcht is			Everything is of a thing, and as you have now said, it is far shown
the best things for Ladies.			The best things for women.
OLIVER.			Oliver.
Aye, and for waiting gentle women too.			Aye, and also waiting for gentle women.
SAM.			EVEN.
But, Ralph, what, is our beer sower this thunder?			But, Ralph, what, is our beer -acid this thunder?
OLIVER.			Oliver.
No, no, it holds countenance yet.			No, no, the face is still holding.
SAM.			EVEN.
Why, then, follow me; I'll teach you the finest humor to be			Then why follow me; I'll teach you the best humor to be
drunk in't; they call it knighting in London, when they drink			not drunk; You call it knights in London when you drink
upon their knees.			on their knees.
AMBO.			Both.
Faith, that's excellent. Come, follow me: I'll give you all			Faith is excellent. Come on, follow me: I'll give you all
the degrees ont in order.			The degree okay.
[Exeunt.]			[Exit.]
SCENE II. Another apartment in the same.			Scene II. Another apartment in the same.
WIFE.			WIFE.
What will become of us? all will away.			What will become of us? Everyone is gone.
My husband never ceases in expense,			My husband never stops at the expense
Both to consume his credit and his house;			Both to consume his credit and his house;
And tis set down by heaven's just decree,			And that is depressed by sky just decree,
That Riot's child must needs be beggery.			The child of this turmoil has to be a gef.
Are these the vertues that his you did promise?			Are these the industries you promised?
Dice, and voluptuous meetings, midnight Revels,			Cubes and lush meetings, midnight swings,
Taking his bed with surfetts: Ill beseeming			Take his bed with surfetts: sick
The ancient honor of his house and name!			The old honor of his house and his name!
And this not all: but that which kills me most,			And not all: but what kills me the most,
When he recounts his Losses and false fortunes,			When he tells his losses and the wrong assets,
The weakness of his state so much dejected,			The weakness of his state so depressed,
Not as a man repentant, but half mad,			Not as a man remorse, but half crazy,
His fortunes cannot answer his expense:			His assets cannot answer his costs:
He sits and sullenly locks up his Arms,			He sits and hurls his arms.
Forgetting heaven looks downward, which makes him			To forget the sky looks down what makes it out
Appear so dreadful that he frights my heart,			Appear so terrible that he frightens my heart,
Walks heavily, as if his soul were earth:			Is difficult as if his soul was earth:
Not penitent for those his sins are past,			Not bieber for those who have passed his sins,
But vext his money cannot make them last:--			But last but not least, she can do his money:-
A fearful melancholy, ungodly sorrow.			An anxious melancholic, godless grief.
Oh yonder he comes, now in despite of ills			Oh over there, he comes now, despite diseases
I'll speak to him, and I will hear him speak,			I'll speak to him and I'll hear him speaking
And do my best to drive it from his heart.			And do my best to drive it out of his heart.
[Enter Husband.]			[Enter husband.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Pox oth Last throw! it made			Pocks of another last litter! it made
Five hundred Angels vanish from my sight.			Five hundred angels disappear from my eyes.
I'm damnd, I'm damnd: the Angels have forsook me.			I am damn, I am damn: the angels have committed me.
Nay, tis certainly true: for he that has			No, it is certainly true: because who has
No coin is damnd in this world: he's gone, he's gone.			No coin is damn in this world: it is gone, it is gone.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Dear husband.			Dear husband.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh! most punishment of all, I have a wife.			Oh! The punishment of everyone, I have a woman.
WIFE.			WIFE.
I do intreat you as you love your soul,			I spot you as you love your soul
Tell me the cause of this your discontent.			Tell me the cause of your dissatisfaction.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
A vengeance strip thee naked! thou art cause,			A Vengeance strip naked! You are the cause
Effect, quality, property, thou, thou, thou!			Effect, quality, property, you, you, you!
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
WIFE.			WIFE.
Bad, turnd to worse! both beggery of the soul,			Bad, until worse! Both begin the soul
As of the body. And so much unlike			To the body. And so much differently than
Him self at first, as if some vexed spirit			He himself first, as if he had angered an angry spirit
Had got his form upon him.--			Had got his shape on him .---
[Enter Husband again.]			[Enter the husband again.]
He comes again.			He comes again.
He says I am the cause; I never yet			He says I am the cause; I have never
Spoke less then words of duty, and of love.			Spoke less than words of duty and love.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
If marriage be honourable, then Cuckolds are honourable, for			When marriage is honorable, then Cuckold's honor is, because
they cannot be made without marriage. Fool! what meant I to			They cannot be done without marriage. To deceive! What did I mean
marry to get beggars? now must my eldest son be a knave or			get married to get beggars? Now my eldest son has to be a villain or
nothing; he cannot live uppot'h fool, for he will have no			Nothing; He can't live an optimistic fool because he won't have any
land to maintain him: that mortgage sits like a snaffle upon			Land to maintain it: This mortgage sits like a snaffle
mine inheritance, and makes me chaw upon Iron. My second			My inheritance and lets me chase iron. My second
son must be a promoter, and my third a thief, or an underputter,			Son has to be a promoter and my third a thief or a downfall.
a slave pander.			A slave pander.
Oh beggery, beggery, to what base uses dost thou put a man!			Oh desire, gift, for what basis you used a man!
I think the Devil scorns to be a bawd. He bears himself more			I think the devil despises a bawd. He wears more
proudly, has more care on's credit. Base, slavish, abject,			Pride has more care for loans. Basis, slavish, bitter,
filthy poverty!			Dirty poverty!
WIFE.			WIFE.
Good sir, by all our vows I do beseech you,			Good sir, after all our vows I will bang them,
Show me the true cause of your discontent.			Show me the real cause of your dissatisfaction.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Money, money, money, and thou must supply me.			Money, money, money and you have to take care of me.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Alas, I am the lest cause of your discontent,			Unfortunately I am not the cause of your dissatisfaction,
Yet what is mine, either in rings or Jewels,			But what is mine, either in rings or jewels,
Use to your own desire, but I beseech you,			Use your own request, but I ask you
As y'are a gentleman by many bloods,			As a gentleman of many blood
Though I my self be out of your respect,			Although I go out myself, I am not in your respect
Think on the state of these three lovely boys			Think of the condition of these three beautiful boys
You have been father to.			You were a father.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Puh! Bastards, bastards, bastards; begot in tricks, begot			Phew! Bastards, bastards, bastards; generate in tricks
in tricks.			in Tricks.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Heaven knows how those words wrong me, but I may			The sky knows how these words make me wrong, but I can
Endure these griefs among a thousand more.			Experience this grief under a thousand others.
Oh, call to mind your lands already mortgage,			Oh, call your countries to your countries,
Your self wound with debts, your hopeful brother			Your self -harm with debts, your hopeful brother
At the university in bonds for you,			At the university in bonds for you,
Like to be ceasd upon; And--			Like to be up to date; And--
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Ha done, thou harlot,			Ha done, you Harlot,
Whom, though for fashion sake I married,			Who, although I got married for fashion, I got married,
I never could abide; thinkst thou thy words			I could never stand; Think of your words
Shall kill my pleasures? Fall off to thy friends,			Should my joys kill? Fall to your friends
Thou and thy bastards beg: I will not bate			You and your bastards begging: I will not bate
A whit in humor! midnight, still I love you,			A white in humor! Midnight, I still love you
And revel in your Company. Curbd in,			And indulge in your company. Contain,
Shall it be said in all societies,			Should it be said in all companies
That I broke custom, that I flagd in money?			That I needed that I would pay money?
No, those thy jewels I will play as freely			No, these your jewels that I will play as freely
As when my state was fullest.			As my state was to the fullest.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Be it so.			Be it.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Nay I protest, and take that for an earnest,			No, I protest and take it for serious,
[spurns her]			[polluted]
I will for ever hold thee in contempt,			I will keep you in contempt forever
And never touch the sheets that cover thee,			And never touch the leaves that cover you
But be divorst in bed till thou consent,			But be divorced in bed until you agree
Thy dowry shall be sold to give new life			Your dowry should be sold to give new life
Unto those pleasures which I most affect.			To these joys that I influence the most.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Sir, do but turn a gentle eye on me,			Sir, make me gentle eye on me,
And what the law shall give me leave to do			And what the law gives me to do to do
You shall command.			You will command.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Look it be done: shall I want dust and like a slave			Watch?
Wear nothing in my pockets but my hands			Wear nothing in my pockets than my hands
To fill them up with nails?			To fill them with nails?
[holding his hands in his pockets]			[Hold his hands in his pockets]
Oh much against my blood! Let it be done.			Oh a lot against my blood! Let it happen.
I was never made to be a looker on,			I never had to be a looker
A bawd to dice; I'll shake the drabs my self			A bawd to cube; I'll shake myself
And made em yield. I say, look it be done.			And let them show. I say, see that it is being done.
WIFE.			WIFE.
I take my leave: it shall.			I take the vacation: it will.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Speedily, speedily. I hate the very hour I chose a wife: a			Fast fast. I hate the hour that I chose for a woman: a
trouble, trouble! three children like three evils hang upon			Trouble, trouble! Three children like three evils hang on
me. Fie, fie, fie, strumpet and bastards, strumpet and			me. Either either strumpet and bastards, strumpet and
bastards!			Bastard!
[Enter three Gentlemen hearing him.]			[Enter three gentlemen who hear him.]
1 GENTLEMAN.			1 Gentleman.
Still do those loathsome thoughts			Still do these hideous thoughts
Jar on your tongue?			Glass on your tongue?
Your self to stain the honour of your wife,			Yours to dye her wife's honor,
Nobly descended! Those whom men call mad			Coming noble! Those who call men crazy
Endanger others; but he's more than mad			Other others; But he's more than crazy
That wounds himself, whose own words do proclaim			This violates itself, whose own words proclaim
Scandals unjust, to soil his better name:			Scandals unfair to conquer his better name:
It is not fit; I pray, forsake it.			It's not fit; I pray, I left it.
2 GENTLEMAN.			2 Gentleman.
Good sir, let modesty reprove you.			Good sir, let yourself be modest.
3 GENTLEMAN.			3 Gentleman.
Let honest kindness sway so much with you.			Let the honest kindness fluctuate with them so much.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
God den, I thank you, sir, how do you? adieu! I'm glad to			God the, thank you, sir, how are you? Adieu! I'm happy too
see you. Farewell			take care. Taking leave
Instructions, Admonitions.			Instructions, admonitions.
[Exeunt Gentlemen.]			[Output men.]
[Enter a servant.]			[Enter a servant.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
How now, sirra; what would you?			Like now, Sirra; what would you?
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Only to certify you, sir, that my mistress was met by the way,			Just to certify them, that my lover was hit, by the way,
by them who were sent for her up to London by her honorable			Of them who were sent to London by her
uncle, your worships late guardian.			Uncle, your worship of deceased guards.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
So, sir, then she is gone and so may you be: But let her look			So, sir, then it is gone and maybe also: but let them see
that the thing be done she wots of: or hell will stand more			That the thing is from which it is: or hell will be more
pleasant then her house at home.			Pleasant, then your house at home.
[Exit servant.]			[Starting servant.]
[Enter a Gentleman.]			[Enter a Lord.]
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Well or ill met, I care not.			Well or sick, I don't take care of it.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
No, nor I.			No, I am still. I.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
I am come with confidence to chide you.			I came confidently to blame them.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Who? me?			Who? me?
Chide me? Doo't finely then: let it not move me,			Chide me? But not fine: don't let me move
For if thou chidst me angry, I shall strike.			Because if you make me angry, I'll strike.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Strike thine own follies, for it is they deserve			Beat your own follies because you earn
To be well beaten. We are now in private:			Be well beaten. We are now private:
There's none but thou and I. Thou'rt fond and peevish,			There is nothing more than you and me. You love and annoyed,
An unclean rioter: thy lands and Credit			An impure rioter: your countries and loan
Lie now both sick of a consumption.			Now lie full of consumption.
I am sorry for thee: that man spends with shame			I'm sorry for you: this man spends with shame
That with his riches does consume his name:			That with its wealth consumes its name:
And such thou art.			And so you are art.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Peace.			Peace.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
No, thou shalt hear me further:			No, you should continue to hear me:
Thy fathers and forefathers worthy honors,			Your fathers and ancestors appreciate honors,
Which were our country monuments, our grace,			What were our land monuments, our grace,
Follies in thee begin now to deface.			Follies in you start to escape now.
The spring time of thy youth did fairly promise			The spring season of her youth promised quite promised
Such a most fruitful summer to thy friends			Such a fertile summer for your friends
It scarce can enter into mens beliefs,			It can only be made in men's beliefs,
Such dearth should hang on thee. We that see it,			Such a defect should hang on you. We see it, it
Are sorry to believe it: in thy change,			I'm sorry to believe it: in your change
This voice into all places will be hurld:			This voice in all places will be Hurld:
Thou and the devil has deceived the world.			You and the devil have deceived the world.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
I'll not indure thee.			I'm not going to be Indure.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
But of all the worst:			But from all the worst:
Thy vertuous wife, right honourably allied,			Your way -of -the -art wife, really honorably allied,
Thou hast proclaimed a strumpet.			You have announced a strumpet.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Nay, the, I know thee.			No, I know you.
Thou art her champion, thou, her private friend,			You are your champion, you, your private girlfriend,
The party you wot on.			The party where you are.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Oh ignoble thought.			Oh base thought.
I am past my patient blood: shall I stand idle			I am over my patient blood: should I stand idle?
And see my reputation toucht to death?			And fry my call to death?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Ta's galde you, this, has it?			Ta's Galde you, that, right?
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
No, monster, I will prove			No, Monster, I will prove
My thoughts did only tend to vertuous love.			My thoughts only tended to do love.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Love of her vertues? there it goes.			Love for your industries? here it goes.
GENTLEMEN.			MEN'S.
Base spirit,			Basic spirit,
To lay thy hate upon the fruitful Honor			Place your hatred of fertile honor
Of thine own bed.			From your own bed.
[They fight and the Husband's hurt.]			[They fight and the husband injured.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh!			Oh!
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Woult thou yield it yet?			Because you are already out?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Sir, Sir, I have not done with you.			Sir, Sir, I haven't finished with you.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
I hope nor nere shall do.			I hope nere will do it.
[Fight again.]			[Fight again.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Have you got tricks? are you in cunning with me?			Do you have tricks Are you in List with me
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
No, plain and right.			No, simple and right.
He needs no cunning that for truth doth fight.			He doesn't need a cunning that fights for the truth.
[Husband falls down.]			[Husband falls down.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Hard fortune, am I leveld with the ground?			Hard luck, am I with the floor?
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Now, sir, you lie at mercy.			Well, sir, they lie mercy.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Aye, you slave.			Yes, you scold.
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
Alas, that hate should bring us to our grave.			Unfortunately, this hatred should bring us to our grave.
You see my sword's not thirsty for your life,			You see that my sword is not thirsty for your life
I am sorrier for your wound then your self.			I am Sorrier for your wound as yourself.
Y'are of a vertuous house, show vertuous deeds;			They show a covered house, they show key acts;
Tis not your honour, tis your folly bleeds;			It is not your honor, your folly is bleeding;
Much good has been expected in your life,			A lot of good things were expected in their lives
Cancel not all men's hopes: you have a wife			Don't waste all the men's hopes: you have a woman
Kind and obedient: heap not wrongful shame			Friendly and obedient: not false shame
On her and your posterity, nor blame			On her and your posterity, still to blame
Your overthrow; let only sin be sore,			Your fall; Just let sin be sore
And by this fall, rise never to fall more.			And until this autumn it is noticeable that you will never fall again.
And so I leave you.			And that's how I leave you.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
HUSBAND			HUSBAND
Has the dog left me, then,			Then the dog left me
After his tooth hath left me? oh, my heart			After his tooth left me? Oh my heart
Would fain leap after him. Revenge, I say,			Would leave him to jump to him. Revenge, I say,
I'm mad to be reveng'd. My strumpet wife,			I'm angry to take revenge. My Strumpet woman,
It is thy quarrel that rips thus my flesh,			It is your dispute that tears my meat in this way
And makes my breast spit blood, but thou shalt bleed.			And lets my chest spit out blood, but you should bleed.
Vanquisht? got down? unable e'en to speak?			Vanquisht? got down? not speak?
Surely tis want of money makes men weak.			Certainly it makes men weak.
Aye, twas that orethrew me; I'd nere been down else.			Aye, twas the orethrew me; I would otherwise have been below.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
SCENE III. The same.			Scene III. The same.
[Enter wife in a riding suit with a servingman.]			[Enter the woman in a driving suit with a servant.]
SERVINGMAN.			Diener.
Faith, mistress, If it might not be presumption			Faith, mistress, if it may not be a guess
In me to tell you so, for his excuse			In me to tell you for his apology
You had small reason, knowing his abuse.			They had a little reason to know his abuse.
WIFE.			WIFE.
I grant I had; but, alas,			I granted me; But unfortunately, unfortunately,
Why should our faults at home be spread abroad?			Why should our mistakes be distributed abroad at home?
Tis grief enough within doors. At first sight			TIS grief enough within the doors. At first glance
Mine Uncle could run o'er his prodigal life			My uncle could lead his lost life
As perfectly, as if his serious eye			As perfect as if his serious eye
Had numbered all his follies:			Had all of his follies counted:
Knew of his mortgaged lands, his friends in bonds,			Knew about his pledged countries, his friends in bonds,
Himself withered with debts: And in that minute			Even with debts: and in this minute
Had I added his usage and unkindness,			I had added his use and unfriendliness
Twould have confounded every thought of good:			Had confused every thought of good:
Where now, fathering his riots on his youth,			Now that his riots in his youth boys,
Which time and tame experience will shake off,			What time and tame experience will shake off,
Guessing his kindness to me (as I smoothd him			I advise my friendliness (when I smooth it
With all the skill I had) though his deserts			With all the skills I had) through his deserts
Are in form uglier then an unshaped Bear,			Are in the form ugly than an unprotected bear,
He's ready to prefer him to some office			He is ready to prefer him to an office
And place at Court, A good and sure relief			And space in court, a good and safe relief
To all his stooping fortunes: twill be a means, I hope			To all of his stuffed fate: Till is a means, I hope
To make new league between us, and redeem			To make and redeem new league between us
His vertues with his lands.			His corner with its countries.
SERVINGMAN.			Diener.
I should think so, mistress. If he should not now be kind			I should think that. If he shouldn't be friendly now
to you and love you, and cherish you up, I should think the			For you and love you and appreciate you, I should think that
devil himself kept open house in him.			Teufel himself stayed in him at the open house.
WIFE.			WIFE.
I doubt not but he will now: prethe, leave me; I think I			I don't doubt, but he will now: Prethe, leave me; I think i
hear him coming.			hear him come.
SERVINGMAN.			Diener.
I am gone.			I'm gone.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
WIFE.			WIFE.
By this good means I shall preserve my lands,			In this way I will keep my country
And free my husband out of usurers hands:			And free my husband out of the users' hands:
Now there is no need of sale, my Uncle's kind,			Now no sale is required, the type of my uncle, type,
I hope, if ought, this will content his mind.--			I hope if it should be, this will be satisfied with his mind .---
Here comes my husband.			Here comes my husband.
[Enter Husband.]			[Enter husband.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Now, are you come? where's the money? let's see the money.			Now are you coming where is the money? Let's see the money.
Is the rubbish sold, those wiseakers your lands? why, when?			Is the garbage sold, this Weisaker your country? Why when?
the money! where ist? powr't down, down with it, down with it:			the money! Where is T? Powr't down, down there, there with them:
I say powr't oth ground! lets see't, lets see't.			I say Powr't oth Courne! Don't let us see, don't let us see.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Good sir, keep but in patience and I hope			Good gentleman, keep, but in patience and I hope I hope
My words shall like you well: I bring you better			My words should like you: I bring you better
Comfort then the sale of my Dowrie.			Comfort then the sale of my Dowrie.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Ha, whats that?			Ha, what is that?
WIFE.			WIFE.
Pray, do not fright me, sir, but vouchsafe me hearing: my			Pray, don't scare me, sir, but guarantee me when I hear: mine
Uncle, glad of your kindness to me and mild usage--for so I			Uncle, happy about your friendliness for me and a light use-I
made it to him--has in pity of your declining fortunes,			made it to him-hat in pity with your decreasing assets,
provided a place for you at Court of worth and credit, which			offered you a place for you at Court of Worth and Credit, that
so much overjoyed me--			I made myself so overjoyed ...
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Out on thee, filth! over and over-joyed, [spurns her] when I'm			Outside on you, dirt! About and overjoyed, [dirty] when I am
in torments? Thou pollitick whore, subtiller then nine Devils,			in agony? You stolltick -whore, subtolder, then nine devils,
was this thy journey to Nuncke, to set down the history of me,			Was this your trip to Nacke to put down the story of me,
of my state and fortunes? Shall I that Dedicated my self to			of my state and my assets? Should I devote myself to myself
pleasure, be now confind in service to crouch and stand like			Pleasure, be now on duty to smile and stand like
an old man ith hams, my hat off? I that never could abide to			An old man with ham, my hat off? I, that could never stand
uncover my head ith Church? base slut! this fruit bears thy			Uncover my head of the church? Base bitch! This fruit wears yours
complaints.			Complaints.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh, heaven knows			Oh, the sky knows
That my complaints were praises, and best words			That my complaints were praise and the best words
Of you and your estate: only my friends			From you and your estate: only my friends
Knew of our mortgaged Lands, and were possest			Knew about our pledged countries and goods obsessed
Of every accident before I came.			From every accident before I came.
If thou suspect it but a plot in me			If you suspect it, but a conspiracy in me
To keep my dowrie, or for mine own good			To keep my Dowrie or for my own good
Or my poor childrens: (though it suits a mother			Or my poor children: (although it fits a mother
To show a natural care in their reliefs)			Show natural care in their reliefs)
Yet I'll forget my self to calm your blood:			Nevertheless, I will forget to calm my blood to calm down:
Consume it, as your pleasure counsels you,			Consume it as you advise your pleasure you advise
And all I wish e'en Clemency affords:			And everything I wish delivered a grace:
Give me but comely looks and modest words.			Give me, but looks pretty and modest words.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Money, hore, money, or I'll--			Money, hore, money or me ...
[Draws his dagger.]			[Draws his dagger.]
[Enters a servant very hastily.]			[Enters a servant very hastily.]
What the devil? how now? thy hasty news?			What the hell? like right now? Your hasty news?
[To his man.]			[To his husband.]
SERVINGMAN.			Diener.
May it please you, sir--			May you like it, sir--
[Servant in a fear.]			[Diener in a fear.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
What? May I not look upon my dagger? Speak villain, or I will			What? Can't I look at my dagger? Talk villain or I'll be
execute the point on thee: quick, short.			Put the point on you: quick, short.
SERVINGMAN.			Diener.
Why, sir, a gentleman from the University stays below to speak			Why, sir, a gentleman of the university stays down to speak
with you.			with you.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
From the University? so! University--			From the university? So! University--
That long word runs through me.			This long word runs through me.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
WIFE.			WIFE.
Was ever wife so wretchedly beset?			Has ever been so miserable?
[Wife alone.]			[Mrs. Alone.]
Had not this news stept in between, the point			Did not have this news in between, the point
Had offered violence unto my breast.			Had offered violence to my breast.
That which some women call great misery			What some women call great misery
Would show but little here: would scarce be seen			Would show little here: would be seen shortly
Amongst my miseries. I may Compare			Under my misery. I can compare
For wretched fortunes with all wives that are.			For miserable assets with all women who are.
Nothing will please him, until all be nothing.			He will not like anything until nothing is.
He calls it slavery to be preferd,			He calls it slavery, preferably,
A place of credit a base servitude.			A credit location a base robbery.
What shall become of me, and my poor children,			What should become of me and my poor children
Two here, and one at nurse, my pretty beggers?			Two here and one at nurse, my pretty beggars?
I see how ruin with a palsy hand			I see how ruined you with a paralysis
Begins to shake the auncient seat to dust:			Starts the dust dust:
The heavy weight of sorrow draws my lids			The heavy weight of grief attracts my lid
Over my dankish eyes: I can scarce see:			About my carnal eyes: I can see:
Thus grief will last; it wakes and sleeps with me.			So grief will take; It wakes up and sleeps with me.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
SCENE IV. Another apartment in the same.			Scene IV. Another apartment in the same.
[Enter the Husband with the master of the College.]			[Enter the husband with the master of college.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Please you draw near, sir, y'are exceeding welcome.			Please approach nearby, Sir, you are outside the reception.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Thats my doubt; I fear, I come not to be welcome.			That is my doubt; I'm afraid I'm not welcome.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Yes, howsoever.			Yes, anyway.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Tis not my fashion, Sir, to dwell in long circumstance, but			It is not my fashion, sir, but to live under long circumstances, but
to be plain, and effectual; therefore, to the purpose. The			be simple and effective; Hence for this purpose. That
cause of my setting forth was piteous and lamentable: that			The cause of my exhibition was PEEÖST and deplorable: that
hopeful young gentleman, your brother, whose vertues we all			Hopeful young gentleman, your brother, whose vertages we all
love dearly, through your default and unnatural negligence,			Love very, through your standard and unnatural negligence,
lies in bond executed for your debt, a prisoner, all his			Lies in bond that was executed for their debts, a prisoner, all of his
studies amazed, his hope struck dead, and the pride of his			Studies amazed, his hope was dead and the pride of him
youth muffled in these dark clouds of oppression.			Young people in these dark clouds steam the oppression.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Hum, um, um.			Um, one, one.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Oh, you have kild the towardest hope of all our university:			Oh, you have kild the hop of most of our university:
Wherefore, without repentance and ameds, expect pondrous and			That is why they expect a term and without remorse and ameds
sudden Judgements to fall grievously upon you. Your brother,			Sudden judgments to be difficult. Your brother,
a man who profited in his divine Imployments, might have made			A man who benefited in his divine imaging could have done
ten thousand souls fit for heaven, now by your careless courses			Ten thousand souls fit for heaven, now after their carefree courses
cast in prison, which you must answer for, and assure your			Occupied in prison, for which you have to answer and have to insure your
spirit it will come home at length.			Spirit, it will come home in detail.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh god! oh!			Oh God! Oh!
MASTER.			MASTER.
Wise men think ill of you, others speak ill of you, no man			Wise men think that it is sick, others speak sick of you, no man
loves you, nay, even those whom honesty condemns, condemn			Loves you, no, even those who condemn honesty
you: and take this from the vertuous affection I bear your			You: and take
brother; never look for prosperous hour, good thought, quiet			Brothers; Never look for a wealthy hour, good thoughts, calm
sleeps, contented walks, nor any thing that makes man perfect			sleeps, satisfied walks or something that makes people perfect
til you redeem him. What is your answer? how will you bestow			Until you redeem it. How is your answer? How will you give
him? upon desperate misery, or better hopes? I suffer, till I			him? After desperate misery or better hopes? I suffer until I
have your answer.			Have your answer.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Sir, you have much wrought with me. I feel you in my soul,			Sir, you did a lot with me. I feel you in my soul
you are your arts master. I never had sense til now; your			You are your artist. I never had a sense now; your
syllables have cleft me. Both for your words and pains I			Syllings have gap. For both your words and for your pain i
thank you: I cannot but acknowledge grievous wrongs done to			Thank you very much: I can only acknowledge that serious injustice can be done
my brother, mighty, mighty, mighty wrongs.--Within there!			My brother, powerful, powerful, powerful injustice in it!
[Enter a servingman.]			[Enter a servant.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Sir, Fill me a bowl of wine. Alas, poor brother,			Sir, fill me a bowl of wine. Unfortunately, poor brother,
Brus'd with an execution for my sake.			Brusd with a version for me sake.
[Exit servant for wine.]			[Store servant for wine.]
MASTER.			MASTER.
A bruse indeed makes many a moral sore			In fact, a broth makes a lot of moral pain
Till the grave cure em.			Until the grave heals.
[Enter with wine.]			[Enter with wine.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Sir, I begin to you, y'ave chide your welcome.			Sir, I'm starting, welcome.
MASTER.			MASTER.
I could have wisht it better for your sake.			I could wish it better.
I pledge you, sir, to the kind man in prison.			I promise her, Sir, the friendly man in prison.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Let it be so. Now, Sir, if you so please.			Let it be. Well, sir, if you please.
[Drink both.]			[Drink both.]
To spend but a few minutes in a walk			To spend just a few minutes on a walk
About my grounds below, my man here shall			My husband should be here over my site below
Attend you.			Visit them.
I doubt not but by that time to be furnisht			I don't doubt, but at that time to be furniture
Of a sufficient answer, and therein			An adequate answer and in it
My brother fully satisfied.			My brother was fully satisfied.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Good sir, in that the Angells would be pleased,			Good sir because the fishingers would be delighted,
And the worlds murmurs calmd, and I should say			And the worlds murmur and I should say
I set forth then upon a lucky day.			Then I did a happy day.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh thou confused man! thy pleasant sins have undone thee, thy			Oh, you confuse the man! Your pleasant sins have clarified you, yours
damnation has beggerd thee! That heaven should say we must			Damnation inspired you! This sky should say we have to
not sin, and yet made women! gives our senses way to find			Not sin and yet women made! give our senses to find
pleasure, which being found confounds us. Why should we know			Pleasure that confused us. Why should we know?
those things so much misuse us?--oh, would vertue had been			These things abuse us so much?
forbidden! we should then have proved all vertuous, for tis our			forbidden! We would have shown all of them because we have ours
blood to love that were forbidden. Had not drunkenness been			Blood to love that was forbidden. Was not a drunk
forbidden, what man would have been fool to a beast, and Zany			forbidden which person would have been for an animal and reduced
to a swine, to show tricks in the mire? what is there in three			To a pig to show tricks in the swamp? What is there in three
dice to make a man draw thrice three thousand acres into the			Cube to pull a man three times three thousand morning into the
compass of a round little table, and with the gentlemans			Compass of a round small table and with the gentleman
palsy in the hand shake out his posterity thieves or beggars?			Investigation in the hand shake his post -world thieves or beggars?
Tis done! I ha dont, yfaith: terrible, horrible misery.--			It is finished! I don't have, yfaith: terrible, terrible misery .---
How well was I left! very well, very well. My Lands shewed			How good I was! Very good very good. My countries showed
like a full moon about me, but now the moon's ith last			Like a full moon around me, but now the moon is of load
quarter, waning, waning: And I am mad to think that moon			Quarter, waned, wanes: And I'm angry to think of this moon
was mine; Mine and my fathers, and my forefathers--generations,			was mine; Mine and my fathers and my ancestors,
generations: down goes the house of us, down, down it sinks.			Generations: Down goes the house of us, below, it sinks.
Now is the name a beggar, begs in me! that name, which			Now the name is a beggar, asks me! This name, which
hundreds of years has made this shiere famous, in me, and my			Hundreds of years have made this shooting famous, in me and my famous
posterity, runs out.			Performing, runs out.
In my seed five are made miserable besides my self: my riot			In my seed, five next to myself are made miserable: my uprising
is now my brothers jailer, my wives sighing, my three boys			Is now my brothers in prison, my women sigh, my three boys
penury, and mine own confusion.			Prey and my own confusion.
[Tears his hair.]			[Tears the hair.]
Why sit my hairs upon my cursed head?			Why put my hair on my cursed head?
Will not this poison scatter them? oh my brother's			Will this poison not dispel you? Oh my brother
In execution among devils that			In the execution of the devils that
Stretch him and make him give. And I in want,			Strect it and let him give. And I will,,
Not able for to live, nor to redeem him.			Unable to live or redeem it.
Divines and dying men may talk of hell,			Divine and dying men can speak of hell,
But in my heart her several torments dwell.			But their agony live in my heart.
Slavery and misery! Who in this case			Slavery and misery! Who in this case
Would not take up money upon his soul,			Would not accept money for his soul
Pawn his salvation, live at interest?			His salvation pledged, live in interest?
I, that did ever in abundance dwell,			I, that ever, did it in abundance,
For me to want, exceeds the throws of hell.			For me, I surpass the hell throws.
[Enter his little son with a top and a scourge.]			[Enter his little son with a top and a scourge.]
SON.			SON.
What, ail you father? are you not well? I cannot scourge my			What, I have father? Are you not doing well? I can't poison mine
top as long as you stand so: you take up all the room with			Top as long as they stand like this: they take the whole room
your wide legs. Puh, you cannot make me afeard with this; I			Your extensive legs. Phew, you can't do me with it; I
fear no vizards, nor bugbears.			Do not fear vizards, nor bugbears.
[Husband takes up the child by the skirts of his long coat in			[Husband claims the child on the skirts of his long coat
one hand and draws his dagger with th' other.]			One hand and draws his dagger with the other.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Up, sir, for here thou hast no inheritance left.			Up, sir, because here you have no inheritance.
SON.			SON.
Oh, what will you do, father? I am your white boy.			Oh, what will you do, father? I am your white boy.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Thou shalt be my red boy: take that.			You should be my red boy: take it.
[Strikes him.]			[Hits him.]
SON.			SON.
Oh, you hurt me, father.			Oh, you hurt me, father.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
My eldest beggar! thou shalt not live to ask an usurer bread,			My oldest beggar! You shouldn't live to ask a usury bread
to cry at a great mans gate, or follow, good your honour, by			To cry or follow a large man's gate, your honor, from
a Couch; no, nor your brother; tis charity to brain you.			a couch; No, still your brother; There is charity organization to be called them.
SON.			SON.
How shall I learn now my heads broke?			How should I learn that my heads are broke?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Bleed, bleed rather than beg, beg!			Blood, bleed, instead of begging, begging!
[Stabs him.]			[Stabs him.]
Be not thy names disgrace:			Don't be shame:
Spurn thou thy fortunes first if they be base:			If you are doing your luck, if you are the basis:
Come view thy second brother.--Fates,			Come to your second brother .--
My childrens blood			My child blood
Shall spin into your faces, you shall see			Should turn into your faces, you should see
How Confidently we scorn beggery!			As confidently, we despise the desire!
[Exit with his Son.]			[End with his son.]
SCENE V. A bed-room in the same.			Scene V. A bed room in the same.
[Enter a maid with a child in her arms, the mother by her a			[Enter a maid with a child in your arms, the mother of her a
step.]			Step.]
MAID.			Maid.
Sleep, sweet babe; sorrow makes thy mother sleep:			Sleep, sweet baby; Mourning makes your mother sleep:
It bodes small good when heaviness falls so deep.			It is a little good when heavy falls so deep.
Hush, pretty boy, thy hopes might have been better.			Hush, pretty boy, your hopes could have been better.
Tis lost at Dice what ancient honour won:			Tis lost at Dice what old honor won:
Hard when the father plays away the son!			Hard when the father plays the son away!
No thing but misery serves in this house.			Nothing, but misery in this house.
Ruin and desolation, oh!			Ruin and devastation, oh!
[Enter husband with the boy bleeding.]			[Enter the man with the boy bleed]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Whore, give me that boy.			Hure, give me this boy.
[Strives with her for the child.]			[Strive with her for the child.]
MAID.			Maid.
Oh help, help! out alas, murder, murder!			Oh help, help! From unfortunately, murder, murder!
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Are you gossiping, prating, sturdy queane?			Clasp, clap, check, stable quean?
I'll break your clamor with your neck: down stairs!			I will break your noise with your neck: downstairs!
Tumble, tumble, headlong!			Tumble, tumble, head over!
[Throws her down.]			[Throws her down.]
So!			So!
The surest way to charm a womans tongue			The safest way to enchant a women's tion
Is break her neck: a politician did it.			Break her neck: a politician did it.
SON.			SON.
Mother, mother; I am kild, mother.			Mother mothers; I am kild, mother.
WIFE WAKES.			Women watches.
Ha, whose that cried? oh me, my children!			Ha, whose that cried? Oh me, my children!
Both, both, both; bloody, bloody.			Both both, both; Bloody, bloody.
[Catches up the youngest.]			[Catch up with the youngest.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Strumpet, let go the boy, let go the beggar.			Strumpet, let go of the boy, let go of the beggar.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh my sweet husband!			Oh my sweet husband!
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Filth, harlot.			Dirt, harlot.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh what will you do, dear husband?			Oh, what will you do, dear husband?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Give me the bastard.			Give me the bastard.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Your own sweet boy!			Your own sweet boy!
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
There are too many beggars.			There are too many beggars.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Good my husband--			Well my husband ...
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Doest thou prevent me still?			Do you prevent me?
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh god!			Oh good!
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Have at his heart!			Have in his heart!
[Stabs at the child in her arms.]			[The child stabs in their arms.]
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh my dear boy!			Oh my dear boy!
[Gets it from her.]			[Gets it from her.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Brat, thou shalt not live to shame thy house!			Göre, you shouldn't live to shake your house!
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh heaven!			Oh heaven!
[She's hurt and sinks down.]			[It is injured and sinks down.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
And perish! now begone:			And as a basis! Start now:
There's whores enow, and want would make thee one.			There are whores and want to make you one.
[Enter a lusty servant.]			[Enter a lustful servant.]
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Oh Sir, what deeds are these?			Oh, sir, what actions are that?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Base slave, my vassail:			Basic slave, my Vassail:
Comst thou between my fury to question me?			Do you come between my anger to ask me?
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Were you the Devil, I would hold you, sir.			If you were the devil, I would hold it up, sir.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Hold me? presumption! I'll undo thee for't.			Hold me tight? Supposition! I will undo you.
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Sblood, you have undone us all, sir.			Sblood, they all reversed us, sir.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Tug at thy master!			Do you pull your master!
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Tug at a Monster.			Pull on a monster.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Have I no power? shall my slave fetter me?			Do I have no power? Should my slave captivate me?
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Nay, then, the Devil wrestles, I am thrown.			No, then the devil wrestles, I'll be thrown.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh, villain, now I'll tug thee,			Oh, villain, now I'll pull you
[Overthrows him]			[Falls]
now I'll tear thee;			Now I'll tear you;
Set quick spurs to my vassail, bruize him, trample him.			Put fast spores with my vassail, bruise him, trample him.
So! I think thou wilt not follow me in haste.			So! I think you won't follow me in a hurry.
My horse stands ready saddled. Away, away;			My horse is ready. Away away;
Now to my brat at nurse, my suckling begger.			Now to my brat to the nurse, my suction fire.
Fates, I'll not leave you one to trample on.			Fate, I will not let you use to trample.
SCENE VI. Court before the house.			Scene VI. Court in front of the house.
[The Master meets him.]			[Master meets him.]
MASTER.			MASTER.
How ist with you, sir? me thinks you look			How about you, Sir? I think you look out
Of a distracted colour.			A distracted color.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Who? I, sir? tis but your fancy.			Who? I, sir? but your imagination.
Please you walk in, Sir, and I'll soon resolve you:			Please go in, sir, and I'll solve you soon:
I want one small part to make up the sum,			I want a small part to go out the sum.
And then my brother shall rest satisfied.			And then my brother will rest satisfied.
MASTER.			MASTER.
I shall be glad to see it: sir, I'll attend you.			I will be happy to see it: Sir, I'll visit her.
[Exeunt.]			[Exit.]
SCENE VII. The same as Scene V.			Scene VII. The same as scene V.
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Oh I am scarce able to heave up my self:			Oh, I'm just able to lift myself:
Ha's so bruizd me with his devilish weight,			Ha is so bruizd me with his devilish weight,
And torn my flesh with his blood-hasty spur,			And torn my meat with its blood -knitted spur,
A man before of easy constitution			A man before the simple constitution
Till now hell's power supplied, to his soul's wrong.			So far, the power of hell, the wrong of his soul.
Oh, how damnation can make weak men strong.			Oh, how damnation can weak men strong.
[Enter Master, and two servants.]			[Enter master and two servants.]
SERVANT.			KNECHT.
Oh, the most piteous deed, sir, since you came.			Oh, the most visual act, sir since they came.
MASTER.			MASTER.
A deadly greeting! has he somde up these			A fatal greeting! Does he have this on this?
To satisfy his brother? here's an other:			Satisfy his brother? Here is another:
And by the bleeding infants, the dead mother.			And through the bleeding infants, the dead mother.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh, oh.			Oh, oh.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Surgeons, Surgeons! she recovers life.			Surgeons, surgeons! She recovers life.
One of his men all faint and bloodied.			One of his men all weak and bloody.
1 SERVANT.			1 Diener.
Follow, our murderous master has took horse			Follow, our murderous champion has taken horse
To kill his child at nurse: oh, follow quickly.			To kill his child at the nurse: Oh, follow quickly.
MASTER.			MASTER.
I am the readiest, it shall be my charge			I think it will be my indictment
To raise the town upon him.			To bring the city to him.
[Exit Master and servants.]			[History and servant.]
1 SERVANT.			1 Diener.
Good sir, do follow him.			Good sir, follow him.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh my children.			Oh my children.
1 SERVANT.			1 Diener.
How is it with my most afflicted Mistress?			How about my lover affected?
WIFE.			WIFE.
Why do I now recover? Why half live?			Why am I relaxing now? Why half live?
To see my children bleed before mine eyes?			To bleed my children before my eyes?
A sight able to kill a mothers breast			A sight of a position to kill the mother's chest
Without an executioner! what, art thou			Without a handle! What, art you
Mangled too?			Also mutilated?
1 SERVANT.			1 Diener.
I, thinking to prevent what his quick mischiefs			I think to prevent what his fast disaster
Had so soon acted, came and rusht upon him.			Had acted so soon, came and stormed on him.
We struggled, but a fouler strength then his			We fought, but then a foul strength his
O'er threw me with his arms; then did me bruize me			O'er threw me with his arms; Then I hurt me
And rent my flesh, and robd me of my hair,			And rent my meat and rob me of my hair
Like a man mad in execution;			Like a man who is crazy in the execution;
Made me unfit to rise and follow him.			Didn't let me get up and follow him.
WIFE.			WIFE.
What is it has beguild him of all grace			What amazed him with all grace?
And stole away humanity from his breast?			And stolen mankind away from his chest?
To slay his children, purpose to kill his wife,			To kill his children, the purpose of killing his wife,
And spoil his servants.			And spoil his servants.
[Enter two guards.]			[Enter two guards.]
AMBO.			Both.
Sir, please you leave this most accursed place,			Sir, please leave this cursed place,
A surgeon waits within.			A surgeon is waiting.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Willing to leave it!			Ready to leave it!
Tis guilty of sweet blood, innocent blood:			It is guilty of sweet blood, innocent blood:
Murder has took this chamaber with full hands,			The murder took this chamabre with full hands,
And will ne'er out as long as the house stands.			And will not go out as long as the house is.
[Exeunt.]			[Exit.]
SCENE VIII. A high road.			Scene VIII. A main street.
[Enter Husband as being thrown off his horse,			[Enter the husband when he is thrown by his horse,
And falls.]			And falls.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Oh stumbling Jade, the spavin overtake thee,			Oh stumbling jade, the spavin overtakes you,
The fifty disease stop thee!			The fifty diseases stop you!
Oh, I am sorely bruisde; plague founder thee:			Oh, I'm very bruisde; Pest founders founder:
Thou runst at ease and pleasure. Hart of chance!			You run relaxed and pleasure. Hard of chance!
To Throw me now within a flight oth Town,			To throw myself into an airstadt now,
In such plain even ground, sfoot, a man			In such a simple floor, Sfoot, a man
May dice up on't, and throw away the Meadows.			May it not attract and throw away the meadows.
Filthy beast.			Dirty animal.
CRY WITHIN.			Cry inside.
Follow, follow, follow.			Follow the following, follow.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Ha! I hear sounds of men, like hew and cry:			Ha! I hear noise from men like Hew and Cry:
Up, up, and struggle to thy horse, make on;			Up, up and fight for your horse, continue;
Dispatch that little begger and all's done.			Send this little path and everything is done.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Here, this way, this way!			Here, so!
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
At my back? Oh,			On my back? Oh,
What fate have I? my limbs deny me go,			What fate do I have? My members deny me, go,
My will is bated: beggery claims a part.			My will is interrupted: desires claims a part.
Oh, could I here reach to the infants heart.			Oh, could I use the heart of the infant here?
[Enter Master of the College, 3. Gentlemen, and others with			[Master of the college, 3rd gentlemen and others with
Holberds.]			Holberds.]
[Find him.]			[Find him.]
ALL.			Al.
Here, here: yonder, yonder.			Here, here: Yonder, Yonder.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Unnatural, flinty, more than barbarous:			Unnatural, Flinty, more than barbaric:
The Scythians or the marble hearted fates			The skythes or the marble -hearted fate
Could not have acted more remorseless deeds			Could not have acted more relentlessly
In their relentless natures, then these of thine:			Then in their relentless natures this from theirs:
Was this the answer I long waited on,			Was that the answer that I waited for a long time
The satisfaction for thy prisoned brother?			The satisfaction for your prisoner brother?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Why, he can have no more on's then our skins,			Why, he can't have more on our skins than our skins than he was no longer up
And some of em want but fleaing.			And some of them want to fled.
1 GENTLEMAN.			1 Gentleman.
Great sins have made him imprudent.			Great sins made him unclear.
MASTER.			MASTER.
H'as shed so much blood that he cannot blush.			H'as shed so much blood that he cannot blush.
2 GENTLEMAN.			2 Gentleman.
Away with him, bear him a long to the Justices;			With him with him, they transport him to the judges for a long time;
A gentleman of worship dwells at hand;			A gentleman of worship lives on hand;
There shall his deeds be blazed.			His deeds should flames.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Why, all the better.			Why, all the better.
My glory tis to have my action known:			My fame is to have my action known:
I grieve for nothing, but I mist of one.			I mourn for free, but I take one.
MASTER.			MASTER.
There's little of a father in that grief:			Little father is in this grief:
Bear him away.			Retain it.
[Exeunt.]			[Exit.]
SCENE IX. A room in the house of a Magistrate.			Scene IX. A room in a judge's house.
[Enter a knight with two or three Gentlemen.]			[Enter a knight with two or three men.]
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Endangered so his wife? murdered his children?			So endangered his wife? murdered his children?
1 GENTLEMAN.			1 Gentleman.
So the Cry comes.			So the cry comes.
Knight.			Ritter.
I am sorry I ere knew him,			I'm sorry, I knew him, he knew him
That ever he took life and natural being			He always took life and natural being
From such an honoured stock, and faira descent;			From such a honored inventory and faira descent;
Til this black minute without stain or blemish.			Until this black minute without stain or flaw.
1 GENTLEMAN.			1 Gentleman.
Here come the men.			Here are the men.
[Enter the master of the college and the rest, with the			[Enter the master of college and the rest with the one
prisoner.]			Prisoner.]
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
The serpent of his house! I'm sorry			The snake of his house! I am sorry
For this time that I am in place of justice.			For this time that I am instead of justice.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Please you, Sir.			Please, sir.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Do not repeat it twice I know too much,			Do not repeat it twice, I know too much
Would it had ne'er been thought on:			Wouldn't it have been thought:
Sir, I bleed for you.			Sir, I'm bleeding for you.
1 GENTLEMAN.			1 Gentleman.
Your fathers sorrows are alive in me:			Your fathers worry in me:
What made you shew such monstrous cruelty?			What made you show so monstrous cruelty?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
In a word, Sir, I have consumd all, played away long acre,			In one word, sir, I played all consumers, long acre,
and I thought it the charitablest deed I could do to cussen			And I found it the non -profit deed that I could do Cussen
beggery and knock my house oth head.			Begaby and knock my house with a head.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Oh, in a cooler blood you will repent it.			Oh, you will regret it in a cooler blood.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
I repent now, that ones left unkild,			I now regret that they left unkild,
My brat at nurse. Oh, I would full fain have weand him.			My brats at nurse. Oh, I would have it full.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Well, I do not think but in to morrows judgement,			Well, I don't think, but of the judgment of Morrows,
The terror will sit closer to your soul,			The terror will sit closer to your soul
When the dread thought of death remembers you;			When fear of death remembers her;
To further which, take this sad voice from me:			Take this sad voice from me: Take me:
Never was act played more unnaturally.			Act was never played unnatural.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Thank you, Sir.			Thank you my Lord.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
Go, lead him to the Jail:			Go, lead him to prison:
Where justice claims all, there must pity fail.			Where justice claims everything has to fail.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Come, come, away with me.			Come on, come away with me.
[Exit prisoner.]			[Starting prisoner.]
MASTER.			MASTER.
Sir, you deserve the worship of your place.			Sir, you deserve the veneration of your place.
Would all did so: in you the law is grace.			Would do all of this: In you the law is grace.
KNIGHT.			RITTER.
It is my wish it should be so.--Ruinous man,			It is my wish, it should be so.
The desolation of his house, the blot			The devastation of his house, the blot
Upon his predecessors honord name!			On his predecessors Honord names!
That man is nearest shame that is past shame.			This man is the next shame that is shame.
[Exit.]			[Exit.]
SCENE X. Before Calverly Hall.			Scene X. in front of Calverly Hall.
[Enter Husband with the officers, The Master and gentlemen,			[Enter the husband with the officers, the master and the gentlemen,
as going by his house.]			How to go past his house.]
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
I am right against my house, seat of my Ancestors: I hear my			I am right against my house, the seat of my ancestors: I hear mine
wife's alive; but much endangered. Let me intreat to speak			Woman lives; But much endangered. Let me speak on the way to speak
with her, before the prison gripe me.			With her before the prison wakes me up.
[Enter his wife, brought in a chair.]			[Enter his wife, brought in a chair.]
GENTLEMAN.			GENTLEMAN.
See here she comes of her self.			See here, she comes from itself.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh my sweet Husband, my dear distressed husband,			Oh my cute husband, my dear young husband,
Now in the hands of unrelenting laws!			Now in the hands of relentless laws!
My greatest sorrow, my extremest bleeding,			My greatest grief, my most extreme bleeding,
Now my soul bleeds.			Now my soul is bleeding.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
How now? kind to me? did I not wound thee, left thee for dead?			Like right now? friendly to me? Didn't I hurt you, leave you for dead?
WIFE.			WIFE.
Tut, far greater wounds did my breast feel:			Does, far larger wounds felt my chest:
Unkindness strikes a deeper wound than steel;			Unfriendliness hits a deeper wound than steel;
You have been still unkind to me.			You were still unfriendly me.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Faith, and so I think I have:			Think, and so I think: I have:
I did my murthers roughly, out of hand,			I made my murther out of my hand
Desperate and sudden, but thou hast deviz'd			Desperate and suddenly, but you have devils
A fine way now to kill me, thou hast given mine eyes			A good way to kill me now, they gave my eyes
Seven wounds a piece; now glides the devil from me,			Seven wounds a piece; Now I glide the devil from me
Departs at every joint, heaves up my nails.			Drive off every joint and raise my nails.
Oh catch him new torments, that were near invented,			Oh, catch him with new agony that have been almost invented.
Bind him one thousand more, you blessed Angels,			Bind him a thousand more, you have blessed angels,
In that pit bottomless; let him not rise			In this pit bottomless; Don't let him get up
To make men act unnatural tragedies,			Men to act unnatural tragedies,
To spread into a father, and in fury,			Spread into a father and in anger,
Makes him his childrens executioners:			Make him his children's trees:
Murder his wife, his servants, and who not?			Murder of his wife, his servant and who doesn't?
For that man's dark, where heaven is quite forgot.			For the darkness of this man, where the sky is completely forgotten.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh my repentant husband.			Oh my repentant husband.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
My dear soul, whom I too much have wrongd,			My dear soul, which I have too much wrong business,
For death I die, and for this have I longd.			I die for death and I have a long time.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Thou sholdst not (be assurde) for these faults die,			You do not clever (be assault) for these mistakes die
I ft he law could forgive as soon as I.			I could forgive the law as soon as I am.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
What sight is yonder?			What sight is over there?
[Children laid out.]			[Children created.]
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh, our two bleeding boys			Oh, our two bleeding boys
Laid forth upon the thresholds.			Placed on the threshold values.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
Here's weight enough to make a heart-string crack.			Here the weight is enough to make a heart string crack.
Oh, were it lawful that your pretty souls			Oh, it was lawful that your pretty souls
Might look from heaven into your fathers eyes,			Could look from the sky into the eyes of the fathers,
Then should you see the penitent glasses melt,			Then you should see how the bent glasses melt,
And both your murthers shoot upon my cheeks;			And both Murther shoot on my cheeks;
But you are playing in the Angels laps,			But you play rounds in the angels,
And will not look on me,			And won't see me
Who void of grace, kild you in beggery.			Anyone who empty grace, muck in Begaby.
Oh that I might my wishes now attain,			Oh, I could reach my wishes now
I should then wish you living were again,			I should then wish that you live again would be again
Though I did beg with you, which thing I feard:			Although I have betted with you what I'm afraid:
Oh, twas the enemy my eyes so bleard.			Oh, the enemy my eyes so bluard.
Oh, would you could pray heaven me to forgive,			Oh, would you pray the sky to forgive
That will unto my end repentant live.			That will live with my end.
WIFE.			WIFE.
It makes me e'en forget all other sorrows			It makes me forget all other worries
And live apart with this.			And live with it.
OFFICER.			OFFICER.
Come will you go?			Come, will you go?
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
I'll kiss the blood I spilt and then I go:			I will kiss the blood I have spilled and then I go:
My soul is bloodied, well may my lips be so.			My soul is bloody, my lips may be like that.
Farewell, dear wife, now thou and I must part,			Farewell, dear woman, now you and I have to separate
I of thy wrongs repent me with my heart.			From your wrong, I regret myself with my heart.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Oh stay, thou shalt not go.			Oh, stay, you shouldn't go.
HUSBAND.			HUSBAND.
That's but in vain, you see it must be so.			This is only in vain, you see that it has to be.
Farewell, ye bloody ashes of my boys!			Farewell, you bloody ashes of my boys!
My punishments are their eternal joys.			My punishments are their eternal joys.
Let every father look into my deeds,			Let every father look into my deeds
And then their heirs may prosper, while mine bleeds.			And then their heirs can thrive while my bleeding.
WIFE.			WIFE.
More wretched am I now in this distress,			I am now miserable in this need, in this need,
[Exeunt Husband with holberds.]			[Leave husband with Holberds.]
Then former sorrows made me.			Then former worries made me.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Oh kind wife,			Oh friendly woman,
Be comforted. One joy is yet unmurdered:			Be comforted. A joy has not yet been done:
You have a boy at nurse; your joy's in him.			You have a boy with a nurse; Your joy is in him.
WIFE.			WIFE.
Dearer then all is my poor husbands life:			Dear, then everything is the life of the poor man:
Heaven give my body strength, which yet is faint			The sky gives my body strength that is still weak
With much expence of blood, and I will kneel,			With a lot of blood pollution, and I'll kneel
Sue for his life, number up all my friends,			Slate for his life, count all my friends,
To plead for pardon for my dear husbands life.			To forgive for the life of my dear husband.
MASTER.			MASTER.
Was it in man to wound so kind a creature?			Was it in humans to get a creature so friendly?
I'll ever praise a woman for thy sake.			I will ever praise a woman for the sake of your heaven.
I must return with grief; my answer's set:			I have to return with grief; The set of my answer:
I shall bring news ways heavier then the debt.--			I will bring news heavier than the debts .---
Two brothers: one in bond lies overthrown,			Two brothers: one in Bond lies,
This on a deadlier execution.			This with a more fatal execution.
FINIS.			Finished.